Journé, Valentin, Hacket-Pain, Andrew and Bogdziewicz, Michał
(2023)
Evolution of masting in plants is linked to investment in low tissue mortality.
Nature Communications, 14 (1).
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<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Masting, a variable and synchronized variation in reproductive effort is a prevalent strategy among perennial plants, but the factors leading to interspecific differences in masting remain unclear. Here, we investigate interannual patterns of reproductive investment in 517 species of terrestrial perennial plants, including herbs, graminoids, shrubs, and trees. We place these patterns in the context of the plants’ phylogeny, habitat, form and function. Our findings reveal that masting is widespread across the plant phylogeny. Nonetheless, reversion from masting to regular seed production is also common. While interannual variation in seed production is highest in temperate and boreal zones, our analysis controlling for environment and phylogeny indicates that masting is more frequent in species that invest in tissue longevity. Our modeling exposes masting-trait relationships that would otherwise remain hidden and provides large-scale evidence that the costs of delayed reproduction play a significant role in the evolution of variable reproduction in plants.</jats:p>
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Seeds, Trees, Ecosystem, Reproduction |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science and Engineering > School of Environmental Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Symplectic Admin |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Dec 2023 08:18 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Dec 2023 14:57 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41467-023-43616-1 |
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| URI: | https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3177149 |
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